Railroad tie



7 Oct; 13, 1927. 29

A. J. STOIBERG RAILROAD TIE Filed Feb. 2, 192.?

IN VEN TOR A. Jlloibely B Y i A TTORNEY)- Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANDERS JENSEN STO IBERG, OF ROUNDUP, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR'OF FORTY-NINE ONE- HUNDREDTHS TO HAIR-COLLINS 'IION OF MONTANA.

COMPANY, OF ROUNDUP, MONTANA, A CORPORA- RAILROAD TIE.

Application filed February 2, 1927.

This invention relates to railroad ties of a type particularly suitable for use in names, or any place where a track which can be quickly laid down and taken up is required.

The invention will be described in detail in connection with the accompanying drawing showing an example thereof. I

Fig. 1 is a transverse section of a track showing one of my improved ties in elevation Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion ofFig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is an elevation of an end of a t e showing the manner in which the track is laid.

The tie consists of a tie piece 1 having hooks 2 on its ends for engaging the outer sides of the two rails which form the track. Each rail is clamped against its hook 2 by a clamp consisting of the two base members 3 and an angle irons rigidly secured to the base members as by rivets 5. The base members 3have hooks 6 which engage the side of the rail opposite to the side engaged by the hook 2. A hook 7 on the other-end of each clamp 3 engages the outer edge of the angle iron 4.

The tie is assembled in the manner shown in Fig. 3. A rail is placed with one side engaging in the hook 2, and the rail is then raised and the hooks 6 of the clamp engaged DVBI' the opposite side. As the rail is lowered upon the road bed the clamp and tie piece are brought into the same plane, and the hook 2 is wedged against the vertical flange 8 of the angle bar 4, thereby securely locking the rail between the hooks 2 and 6.

It will be seen that the rail is positively locked to the tie simply by the movement of the clamp and tie piece into the same plane, and since the pressure of cars on the rails always tends to hold the tie flat against theroad bed, the tie is complete in itself, and does not need to be fastened to a sup porting tie. However, where the road bed is relatively soft or uneven it will be found desirable to lay my detachable ties upon standard ties, and a hole 9 is provided in Serial No. 165,428.

each angle iron 4 for the reception of a spike or bolt to hold the detachable tie in place.

The rail is wedged between'the upturned hooks 6 and 7 of the base members. 3, which are integral pieces, and the tightness of the wedglng action is therefore not dependent upon rivets'or bolts which'might work loose. But although the parts will remain tightly clamped as'long as the track is left in place, they can be easily disassembled by simply raising the rails and knocking down the outer ends of the clamps.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A railroad tie comprising a tie piece having hooks on its ends adapted to engage the outer sides of the rails, and clamps having hooks adapted to engage the inner sides of the rails, and having upright fianges'in rigid relatlon to said last-mentioned hooks first mentioned hooks.

2. A railroad tie comprising a tie piece having hooks on its ends adapted to engage the outer sides ofthe rails, and clamps for clamping the rails against said hooks, said clamps comprising base members on which the rail is adapted to rest, hooks on said. base members adapted to engage the inner sides of the rails, and rigid upright flanges adapted to engage the outer sides of said first mentioned hooks. i

3. A railroad tie comprising a tie piece having hooks on its ends adapted to engage the outer sides of therails, and clamps for clamping the rails against said hooks, said clamps comprising base members on which the rail is adapted to rest, hooks on each end of said clamps, the hooks on one end being adapted to engage the inner sides of the rails, angle bars rigidly secured to said outer sides of the hooks of said tie piece.

4. A railroad tie comprising a tie piece having hooks on its ends adapted to engage the outer sides of the rails, and clamps for and adapted to engage the outer sides of said clamping the rails against said hooks, each of said clamps comprising a pair of base members on which a rail is adapted to rest, a bar rigidly seouredto said base members and holding thesame in spaced relation, hooks on one end of each of said base members adapted toengage the inner sides of the rail on opposite sides of said tie piece, hooks on the other ends of said base members engaging said bar, and an upright flange on said bar adapted to engage the outer side of the corresponding hook of said tie piece. The foregoing specification signed at Roundup, Montana, this 23d day of December, 1926.

ANDERS JENSEN STOIBERG. 

